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Carlo Ancelotti started his complete overhaul of Brazil’s national team on Wednesday by announcing a squad with few of the players he took to the World Cup three months ago and several young talents.
Raphinha let his goals do the talking after being omitted from the Ballon d'Or shortlist, striking twice as Barcelona eased to a 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League.
Stuttgart’s Ermedin Demirović scored the first hat trick of the Champions League season in the span of 12 first-half minutes against Viking on Wednesday.
Veteran coach Dick Advocaat has extended his contract with Curaçao until the end of July 2027, the country’s federation said on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi is poised to become the majority shareholder at second-division side Eldense, the Spanish club said on Wednesday.
Soccer great Marc Overmars is stepping down as Royal Antwerp’s sports director due to health issues. Overmars, who joined the Belgian club in 2022, explained his decision in a letter to supporters published on Wednesday as he mentioned “all the fatigue that has built up over the years and the enormous amount of stress.”
Paris Saint-Germain enters the Champions League arena Wednesday as the two-time title holder heads a heavyweight lineup of six games. PSG hosts Slovan Bratislava one day after 10 players in coach Luis Enrique’s squad were nominated on the shortlist of 30 for the Ballon d’Or award.
Winnipeg’s Northern Super League expansion franchise will play out of a new modular stadium at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex, the league announced Tuesday.
The back-to-back European champions are well represented in the nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or. Of the 30 players named finalists for the award handed out by France Football, 10 come from Paris Saint-Germain.
Coach Luis Enrique says Paris Saint-Germain will need to get out of its “comfort zone” against teams determined to topple the two-time European champion if it is to emulate the trio of clubs that have won a rare three-peat of Champions League trophies.
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister says he was left “very, very sad” by the club’s decision not to offer him a contract extension. He’s still holding out hope for a new deal.
Kylian Mbappé believes this could be the year he wins the Ballon d’Or for the first time. He’s optimistic after winning his second consecutive World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals, the most in 56 years.
The Belgian soccer federation says it can’t support Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president, citing transparency and governance issues and the way it handled clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup.
Paris Saint-Germain is just above the French league’s relegation zone. As absurd as that seems, the two-time defending Champions League winner has made such a poor start to its Ligue 1 campaign that it is just one point above 17th place in the 18-team league.
The Champions League starts this week with five Premier League clubs in the 36-team lineup, chasing a first title for England in four seasons after yet another transfer window of heavy spending amid an affordability crisis for most of European soccer.
Noémi Paquin scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute as Montreal Roses FC defeated Ottawa Rapid FC 3-2 in Northern Super League action on Sunday.
Arsenal needed to come from behind to win a breathless game 2-1 against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium as Kai Havertz scored for the third time in the Premier League against his former club.
Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona opened up a three-point gap at the top of LaLiga by thumping Valencia 5-0 at the Mestalla.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election, world soccer’s governing body said Sunday. Infantino has faced increasing pressure over his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles struck in added time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Everton against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.
Former England international Jamie Vardy has joined Burnley on a season-long deal.
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